Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 56.5% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 43.5% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$570.26
|
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$404.14
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$87.91
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$63.86
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 60.8% more for groceries
Uruguay
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.04
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.03
|
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$155.25
|
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$120.46
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$189.32
|
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.56
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.35
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.17
|
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$45.91
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.74
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.10
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 12.9% more for transportation
Uruguay
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$272.74
|
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,844.65
|
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,408,283.31
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$637.64
|
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Uruguay
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,457.22
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,611.93
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,774.95
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,608.43
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Uruguay
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$14,942.35
|
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$256,534.43
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
|
pay 54.3% more for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$138.84
|
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.24
|
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$185.13
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,917.76
|
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$364.96
|
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
|
pay 4.1% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,537.03
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,598.42
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,135.20
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,212.45
|
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
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